Sanibel Flats

Doc Ford #1

By: Randy White

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Its cool gulf breezes lured him from a life of danger. Its dark undercurrents threatened to destroy him. After 10 years of living life on the edge, it was hard for Doc Ford to get that addiction to danger out of his system. But spending each day watching the sun melt into Dinkins Bay and the moon rise over the mangrove trees, cooking dinner for his beautiful neighbor, and dispensing advice to the locals over a cold beer lulled him into letting his guard down.

Then Rafe Hollins appeared. How could he refuse his old friend's request---even if it would put him back on the firing line? Even if it would change forever the life he'd built here on Sanibel Island?

The doctor is in: listen to more of our Doc Ford thrillers.©1990 Randy Wayne White (P)2010 Tantor

wish the hero were more of a hero

main character is wishy-washy with the women in the book, i.e. thinking about getting serious, vs. a one night stand in the same evening. Not bad for a casual weekend read.

Fantastic Ending

When I started this book, I had high hopes. I winter in Ft. Myers Beach and the Sanibel area. At first I was bitterly disappointed. Not sure if it was the narrator or the story line. But by the second part, I was hooked. The ending left me smiling and hoping the 2nd book continues on.

interesting story line.

The twist on the normal story of the amateur sleuth was very good. nicely done

sandals the best

can't wait to go back to Sanibel Island and hang out at doc Ford's, Randy just makes everything real.

Sanibel Flats

I love all of RWW books. I’ve been reading them since the early 90’s, now I get to listen to them, but I’ve started over from the beginning. A great travel companion.

Liked story-not performance!

Dick Hill's performance Is way too over the top. Whiney (is this a word) sub-characters & ersatz Spanish accents just wear you out after a very short time. It seems that Hill's performance is more important than the plot and thus overshadows the story. I think I will avoid him in the future!

A decent modern Who Done It

I normally prefer period murder mysteries, such as Agatha Christie, but this was a decent modern story. After visiting Sanibel Island and eating at Doc Ford's restaurant, I decided I should give this series a whirl. Normally don't prefer male authors, especially if there's romance involved, but he addressed it so-so (not too graphic and gross), although I wouldn't want to be listening (to those parts) aloud. The main character is likable, so I may continue on with the series. The romance part was minimal, and he stayed on track with the murder mystery. There was some Indiana Jones type, archaeological mystery to it, so that made it interesting.

Well Done

I enjoyed my first of many stories from one of Florida’s best authors. The narration was excellent and the exciting story kept me on my toes. I especially loved hearing about life on Sanibel, a community I’m so fond of.

Good premier book.

Good book. Excellent reader. Can't wait to read and hear other books from this author.

A+++ South Florida Adventure

I really enjoyed this book, it was pretty much a dream line-up of plot elements: a secret agent (even if retired), south florida, central america, mayan history, revolutionaries, marine biology, and even a little painting.

I found it to be well written, and the twist at the end surprised me, which these days doesn't happen often. Doc Ford is a likeable character, super smart, funny, interesting, and the descriptions of Sanibel and sea life are wonderful. A++!

*On a side note, which has nothing to do with the author or the story, which I found to be top quality--I listened to the audio version, and I utterly loathed the narrator's performance. Look, I know it's not easy to embody several different characters with one voice, but geeze he butchered it. His voice didn't fit with the character of Doc, his interpretation of Tomlinson was very annoying, and any of the female voices were pure characacture. I intend to read this again sometime, and will continue with this series, but I will definitely go the old school paper route.